Beaujolais

Question 1

Annual wine production?

Answer 1

9.4 million cases

Question 2

What type of soil do you find in Beaujolais?

Answer 2

Granitic soils which are ideal for Gamay (rather than the limestone soils of Bourgogne)

Question 3

Grape varieties?

Answer 3

Gamay is 95% of the aprox. 50,000 acres of vines

The rest is Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Aligote

Question 4

Wine styles?

Answer 4

Generally reds made for early consumption. Carbonic maceration produces wines with fruity low tannin wines.

Question 5

Date for Beaujolai nouveau?

Answer 5

3rd Thursday in November

Question 6

The 3 age worthy styles?

Answer 6

Chénas, Moulin a vent, Morgan

Question 7

3 lighter styles?

Answer 7

Chiroubles, Fleurie, St. Amour

Question 8

4 fuller bodied styles?

Answer 8

Brouilly, Cote de Brouilly, Juliénas, Régnié

Question 9

Beaujolais appellations?

Answer 9

11 appellations in the Beaujolais district and a group of 10 villages designated as Crus

Question 10

Beaujolais AOC

Answer 10

38 designated villages allowed to use Beaujolais-Villages or append their name to the label. They are found in the middle section below the crus but above the area for basic Beaujolais in the south.
10 of the 38 villages, the Beaujolais Crus have an AOC for red only. Only the name of the village is on the label. Among the best known are Fleurie, Moulin a Vent, and Morgan. As a group the Crus produce 1/3 of the wine in Beaujolais

Question 11

What % of production in the Beaujolias AOC is sold as Beaujolais Nouveau?

Answer 11

About 50%